The various flatfish found around our coastline are all very similar in shape and colour, so identifying them can sometimes prove difficult.

Here we have a brief guide to what to look out for when figuring out which species of flatfish you have just caught...

The major angling flatfish are plaice, dab, flounder, Dover sole, turbot and brill. Lemon sole have very small mouths and are rarely caught on hook and line. They are also more closely related to the dab than the Dover sole. There are a couple of other small members of the sole family and the rare megrim.